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For those who wondered I'm not gonna tell if it will be a happy ending or not, cause that will spoil the angst. What I CAN tell you is that Heero will toughen up a bit. He won't be as weepy as before.

Chapter 4

'Hey, you know who you're calling, the machine picks up so I'm probabaly not home or don't want to speak to you. You know the drill:' BEEP 'WuFei you sonofabitch! Would it have been so much trouble if you had written down the name as well! God, I looked like a total idiot! ... Oh and uh...Thanks for the groceries...' He hung up and looked at his watch. Perfect, it was time to go. He was nervous as hell, his mind had been wandering what he would find there, almost shure that he won't like it. He wasn'under any impression that it would be clean or smell nice. There were probabaly all kinds of stuff lying around on the floor... attracting rats. He just hoped Duo had the decency to sent his friends, who were probabaly still lying there after the suspected 'party' of last night, away. He groaned as the bus jumped and he banged his head to the silver pole he was holding, since all the seats were taken. Actually, he did manage to get a seat but then an old lady asked him if she could have it. He was weak. He groaned as he again bumped his head. Life was unfair.
He sighed in relief as the bus stopped at his stop, he made his way through the mass of people outside. He looked around and immediately recognised the building Quatre had talked about. Yeah, he couldn't make time for his so called best friend but he could for the rich blonde. He was still pissed off about that fact. It made him want to cry and hurt somebody at the same time that everybody knew his number and where he lived... except him.
He pushed the depressing thoughts away and walked into the building, which, on the outside, looked like it was entirely made out of tinted glass, since every floor had floor to ceiling windows. He only knew Duo's apartment number was 22, he didn't know which floor, so when he took the elavator he had to stop at each floor to see which apartments were there. He finally ended up on the fifth floor. The door opened to reveal a sign that said: 19-28. He walked through the corridors, looking for twenty two, he began to feel a bit nervous again. He no longer had any control over his emotions like he had when Duo still lived with him. Maybe Duo's presence forced him to hide his true feelings... because he was such a jackass.
Twenty two. He knocked loud on the door. He heard a bit shuffling around and then footsteps coming to walk up to the door. He heard to locks being opened before the door opened. The sight before him was the stuff of dreams! Duo just got out of the shower, that was pretty obvious. His tanned skin was still dripping, his hair was loose and clinged to his back. The only thing that covered his body was a grey towel, hanging low on his hips.
'Sorry, I'm not finished yet. Come in, I'll go change.' Duo didn't even wait till Heero stepped in, he just left around the corner and Heero could hear a door being locked. He frowned, why did he lock it? Was he afraid he might jump his bones or something? He stepped in the apartment and closed the door. Before he dared to look he took a deep breath and then turned around... his jaw hit the floor. The apartment was beautiful and... clean. No, not just clean; sparkling clean. It had a white/creme carpet, wide black leather couches with in between a glass table. The large windows made it seem like the apartment was floating five stories in the air. Livingroom flowed over in dining room. A large, dark, oak wooden table with six black chairs. Six, was that the kind of number a bachelor needed nowadays? He shook his head and turned to the kitchen, it was tiled, black. The cabinets were white and cooking accesories and colourful fruits were on display. Which made him frown again, Duo hardly knew how to cook an egg and he never ate fruit! What did the American undergo, an extreme makeover?
He heard the door open again but Duo remained hidden from sight in the small hallway that, with no doubt led to the bed- and bathroom.
'Go sit or something Heero, make yerself comfortable, my hair might take a while'
He snickered softly, he remembered very well how long it could take. A vision of himself banging on the door of the bathroom back at his place, when it was still their place, screaming: 'Duo! Duo get out of there'
'Two more minutes'
He grumbled 'You already said that... an hour ago'
With a shaking head he sat down in spacious couch, taking the apartment in in more detail, he never realised Duo had so much style. Art on the walls, a chandelier above the dinner table? Okay, who was this man and what did he do to Duo!
'The apartment is beautiful.' He comented as he heard Duo's footsteps near him from behind.
'Thanks.' Duo walked over to the kitchen. 'Do you want coffee'
'Yes, please.' Heero goaned inwardly as he saw Duo had put on the shirt that was secretively Heero's favorite. A black silk button-up shirt, form fitting like almost all of Duo's clothing. But the best part was on the back. A silver chinese dragon. He loved that shirt, it looked so hot on Duo. He felt so pathetic. He'd never have Duo the way he wanted him, he should focus on them being friends again.
Duo placed a steamy mug in front of him and sat down on the other couch. They were silent, heero had no idea what to talk about.
'So, how are you doing'
'Good. You'
Duo gestured around 'I'm doing great'
Heero smiled but inside he flinched. In other words Duo's life here was much better then the life they shared. Nice to know you are appreciated.
'How can youa fford this, it looks expensive.' Heero asked as he remembered that Duo didn't even have a job.
'Actually I live here together with Hilde.' Duo smiled openly but Heero knew that smile, he was hiding something. Of course he was living here with Hilde, she was probably his true love. 'So, how long have you two been together'
Duo looked a bit shocked and furiously shook his head 'We are not tohether as in together! We just live together, like friends'
It did comfort him a bit, but in the back of his mind soemthing told him Duo was lying, but he just pushed it away, he liked Duo's story a lot better then the story his mind supplied.
'So, why did you decide to live with her?' he had to know.
'Well, she's just a party animal as I am. I didn't want to continue bothering you'
'You weren't bothering me.' Well, it was a half lie.
'Oh come on Heero!' Duo let out a laugh 'I drove you insane!' He frowned 'Right'
'Well, yeah, but we are friends, so if being driven insane is the price that needs to be paid'
Duo was silent and looked him with a strange look in his eyes, but it was gone before he could identify it. 'WuFei told me you finally signed up for that job at the animal shelter'
It was Heero's turn to frown again. He had wanted that, but he sort of lost track of the plan after Duo left him confused and heartbroken. He hadn't even thought about it ever since. Let alone sign up. But he couldn't let Duo know he was a weak, heartbroken, wussy after he left. 'Uhm, yeah. I mean, summervacation is up soon... have to do something'
'What about your job in the school library, I thought it stayed open in the vacations'
He didn't know how to tell him 'Uhm... I got fired? Many, many months ago'
'Oh, why'
'Uhm... I was too lazy.' He lied, he didn't feel like going through the entire naked-photo-on-the-net situation again. Theyw ere silent for a long time, only broken by the rustle of Duo's clothing and the couch as he stood up after a while 'Maybe you should go'
Heero looked at his watch 'I've only been here half an hour'
'I know, but I told you you couldn't stay long. Come on.' He ushered Heero out, even though the circumstances Heero inwardly sighed as he felt the light pressure of Duo's hand on his back as he all but kicked him out.
'I'm sorry, but... I have stuff to do.' He looked sincere while he said it, but the door that was all but slammed in his face sort of ruined the moment and Heero felt like kicking the door, but he contained himself. With a huff he turned on his heels and strode off. Around the corner, nearing the elavator he saw it's door open and his eyes widened momentarily as he saw who stepped out. Dressed in tight jeans but sloppy dark grey sweater, a long black coat over it, dark blue hair wild as ever with vibrant eyes, was Hilde, carrying a grocerie bag. As she saw him and passed him by she gave him a smug look and a teasing smile that said: 'I've won. I have him now and you know there is nothing you can do about it'
He stopped and watched her round the corner, walking with all the confidence in the world in her sleazy sunday clothing. While it wasn't even sunday.
He didn't know what hurt more, the fact that they were infact a couple, or that Duo feel the need to lie about it, keeping him out of his life, even as a friend. Inside the elavator, going down, he contemplated wether he should cry or punch the wall. He choose neither.
After another shaky ride in the bus he opened the door to his shabby apartment slowly and depressed. Even more so when he took in the small living room with second hand couches and the cheap dinner table with simple wooden chairs that didn't even match the table.
'Hey'
Surprised he looked up, seeing WuFei walking out of his kitchen, a dish in his hand while he was drying it with a ragger white, fading to grey, towel. 'How did you get in'
'I have a key.' WuFei simply said, walking back into the kitchen. Heero could hear him picking up another dish and starting to dry it off after outting the previous one dry and clean back into the cabinet.
'What are you doing'
'Helping you out a hand'
'Because Quatre told you so?' He groaned as he flopped down in one of said cheap chairs.
WuFei turned around, leaning against the counter 'No, I came here on my own behalf. You look better then yesterday.' He commented.
Heero shurgged.
'Went to visit Duo'
'What are you a mind reader'
WuFei grinned secretively, obviously trying to cheer him up. He snorted, earning a question glance from his friend, keep trying buddy. 'I'm sorry I didn't tell you who's number it was. I thought you would figure it out on your own. I have you more credit then you deserve.' He said with a smile. Putting away the dish and picking up a glass to dry. 'How did it go'
'I don't know... I was only there half an hour but it hurt more then all the years he lived here and tortured me'
'That bad'
Heero nodded 'The apartment is amazing, something more suitable for a popstar or actor, really stylish. Expensive. But it gets better. He lives there with Hilde and he thinks it's great. He says they aren't a couple, but when i left I ran into her in the hallway. The look she gave me told me all I need to know'
'I'm sorry. I secretively hoped everything would turn out great between the two of you. Really'
'You do realise I want to be more then just Duo's friend, right'
'Yes'
'And you are cool with that'
He smiled 'Of course, we're friends after all. I'm also not bothered with Quatre and Trowa, right'
'You do act weird around them.' He commented, thanking him softly as WuFei handed him a cup of coffee.
'That's because I'm afraid they're gonna have sex right inf ront of my eyes.' He said with a laugh, he hung the towel away, being finished with the dishes and sat down across from Heero with his own mug, only his was filled with steamy tea.
'I'm sorry then... for misjudging you'
To say he was shocked was a major understatement as he felt WuFei cover his hand with his own, whispering a soft: 'that's okay.' A really weird thought flashed through his sich and perverted brain. Did Wufei want to have a relationship with him? Did WuFei yearn for him, wanted him all those years just the he wanted Duo? If that was the case, he blushed, he was more then flattered. But he shouldn't get too worked up about it, the chinese man was probabaly just being friendly. Yeah, friendly... holding his hand.
He looked around to find his own apartment all sparkly and clean 'WuFei, you shouldn't have done that'
'Don't worry about it, I'm bored anyway. Une ordered me to stay home for a week, saying I overwork myself'
He slowly let go of his hand, as if he wanted to hold it longer.
Heero smiled, figuring that WuFei really did as suspected, he had found it a great honor to be the youngest Preventer agent there was. He didn't do much field work, so he busied himself with everything else that needed to be done. Hacking, gathering information, paperwork. He was devoted, but sometimes even a little obsessed in his quest to be the best. (nice rhyme if I say so myself...) 'So, I don't really mean to suck up to you but I'm just bored out of my mind'
'Yeah, i know the feeling'
'Yeah. So you decided that since you didn't have to clean up after Maxwell that you'd turn this into a health hazzard zone yourself'
Heero laughed shaking his head. 'No health hazzard, it was all clean'
'Yeah, meaning I wasked it for nothing'
His eyes widened 'You wasked my clothing? You DO have too much time on your hands'
'I know, yesterday, i even cooked. I have to admit, I'm a take out food type of person'
Heero pretended to be shocked, he wasn't though, it was the only thing Duo and WuFei had left in common after years of not being best friends anymore.
'I'm serious! But yesterday, I spent an hour in the kitchen! An hour! Ending up with food for an entire orphanage.' It was silent for a moment before he added 'Why don't you come over for dinner tonight? I'll make you something fancy.' He winked at him, making Heero smile. But also making him feel really uncomfortable, why did he feel like WuFei was asking him out on a date?

I need your opnions here: Should I make Wufei and Heero a couple till Heero realises he can't do with anything less then Duo, even though he cares for WuFei also. Or not make them a couple: WuFei wants to, but Heero sorrowfully turns him down? (PS: I need a rather quick response because otherwise I can't continue... Though I have an English AND geography exam tomorrow so don't hold your breath)
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Crimson waterfall for president (just messing with ya...)